Part of the appeal of a Mo’ Wax release, other than the music, is their amazing artwork, and the label became famous for their visually appealing packaging. This series will take a a brief look at some of the artists who worked with Mo’ Wax between 1992–2003. Henry Lavelle was…

Following our feature article on Dutch/English jazz bassist Freddy Logan, we thought we’d round up some of the music he recorded during his long career. Starting in the 1950s in the Netherlands, before he moved to Australia to form two of the best Australian jazz groups of the time, and…

Mo’ Wax was a record label started by James Lavelle in 1992, which closed about ten years later. Initially they released 12" singles and licensed a compilation from Japan of Japanese Hip Hop, until 1994 when they began releasing albums of their artists original work. While some of these artists…

Mo’ Wax was a record label started by James Lavelle in 1992, which closed about ten years later. Initially they released 12" singles and licensed a compilation from Japan of Japanese Hip Hop, until 1994 when they began releasing albums of their artists original work. While some of these artists…

The Three Out were a short-lived Australian jazz trio who formed in 1960, released two albums, toured Europe, and then went their separate ways. The trio’s pianist Mike Nock made a name for himself in North America, while drummer Chris Karan toured the world in The Dudley Moore Trio, but…

Based in Peru, Buh Records was founded in 2004 by Luis Alvarado and has released a mixture of local music and international acts, both new and archival. Earlier this year, as Oksana Linde’s album was about to be released, I asked some quick questions. Buh started almost 20 years ago…

On March 15, 2022, Oksana Linde released her debut album Aquatic and Other Worlds on Buh Records. Unlike most new releases, this wasn’t something created in the past few years. Instead, her album compiled music originally created between 1983–1989, when she was in her 30s. One of the songs had…

This mysterious Australian label run by Christopher L Ghill and Joshua Petherick recently came onto my radar when I heard Urchyn’s ‘low lying plains’ LP. The mixture of lofi, ambient, and noise spread across that LP grabbed my attention and I contacted Christoper to find out more… How and when…